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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1893
Page
5
Cattle inspector Wyatt visits Tuesday. Annie Swift of Topeka hosts friends. Treasurer Pike shaves whiskers as county commissioners meet Monday. Various residents, from Bent County to Las Animas and Granada, conduct business at land offices, mills, and ranch sightings. Reports include rain, hail, pig sales, a lodge gathering, and court testimony in Maddox Taylor case.
Woods and Maddox dissolve the firm with Scott and Sheriff Brown in town for horse thief search. Ranchers from Baca County report good rains while Lamar hosts Fourth of July celebrations in Martynia with music and a picnic. Hail damages crops. land office issues several patents. Snakes abound as a prankish scare ends with a comic fall indoors.
A Pleasant Entertainment in Lamar reports a large audience at the M E Church last Wednesday evening for the Jean Ingelow Songs of Seven program. Heaton's band and orchestra, the Cactus club, and soloists delivered high quality music and recitations with elegant stage decor. The event is praised as literary and musical, reflecting credit on promoters and performers and inspiring hope for more such affairs.
Racing events and purses announced for July Fourth at La Junta with trotting and running races. Prizes include cash and non cash awards for horses and an amateur bicycle road race offering gold medal lamp and sweater. Entries open until July 3 with three entrants needed for purses and two to start.
S. Morris Irwin & Co. assigns stock to G A Davinsey who will continue retailing at the old stand. Goods priced to urge quick sale. cash only. W H Sanders resigns from the school board and the vacancy remains unfilled.
The group traveled 13 miles from town with many wives joining. The day proved favorable with good fishing and a pleasant return before a dust storm. Incidents were minor including B B Brown capsize in six inches of water, A N Parrish injuring his leg, Will Merrich knocked from a bronco, and Silas Martin narrowly escaping danger. Ladies enjoyed lunch and the shaded groves surrounding the lake.
Two good work teams three fine stallions one three year old horse one brood mare plus hay rake drill plows wagons harness and related farm gear offered for sale by auction or private sale, buyers may inspect today and arrange terms with the owner.
Prowers County Commissioners will convene at the County Clerk’s office in Lamar on Monday July 3 for three to ten days as a board of equalization to correct and adjust assessor assessments. A second session will begin Monday July 17 and run two to ten days to hear complaints from those with changed assessments and handle related business. Lamar, Colorado, June 17, 15. M J Unprenoon, County Clerk.
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